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“Government can do things in crises. I think the starting point has got to be for government to realize just how close we are to so many crises, and start acting in accordance that we are in one,” McSweeney said. “Too much has been delegated to and spent on arm’s-length bodies over the years, which has deliberately weakened the government as a way of trying to bridge the trust gap with the public,” he said. “I think at the center, people don’t realize that it’s not that the public are impatient; it’s that they have no time.” He claimed the…
By Frances Lopez & Video by Léo Arnoux Published on 15/09/2026 – 10:15 GMT+2 Nearly every European agrees that speaking a second language is a valuable skill — but a recent survey suggests far fewer can actually do it, with fluency levels varying widely from one country to the next. According to a YouGov survey of adults in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, between 87% and 97% across all six countries say learning another language is useful. Yet when respondents were asked whether they could actually speak a second language fluently, the numbers told a different story. Denmark recorded the highest…
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European savings are increasingly exposed to—and helping finance—the expansion of artificial intelligence in the United States. Eurozone households hold around €440 billion in US technology companies, including Nvidia and Alphabet, according to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. Speaking in Vienna on Monday, Lagarde warned that European savings risk paying for the US AI boom without Europe receiving a comparable share of the economic benefits. “The companies are being built elsewhere,” she said. “Last year the United States produced 59 notable AI models, and China produced 35. France and the United Kingdom produced one each.” Europe does not lack money.…
Published on 16/09/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Travel has a funny way of changing the way we live our lives. Away from the routines and responsibilities of home, travellers may feel freer to stay out late, spend a little more cash or say yes to something they’d normally turn down – even as the pressure to make the most of every minute ramps up. New research suggests this isn’t just holiday abandon. Many travellers are consciously giving themselves permission to behave differently while they’re away, with some even returning home surprised by their own choices. Hint App, which offers advice based…
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is giving her State of the European Union address this morning … her biggest set-piece speech of the year. Host Zoya Sheftalovich is at the European Parliament in Strasbourg with her ears to the ground, trying to figure out which hot-button issues we can expect to hear about. Two of the biggest topics we’re almost sure she is going to talk about are plans to limit social media access for children and the challenges posed by the artificial intelligence industry. These issues, alongside migration, climate and defense are all likely to feature in the…
Published on 16/09/2026 – 6:36 GMT+2 Belarus has begun four-day military exercises near its borders with Poland and Lithuania, the Belarusian service of Radio Free Europe reported, citing the defence ministry in Minsk. The drills involve mechanised and tank battalions, with troops training in border protection, counter-sabotage operations and defence against drone and light aircraft attacks. The location is significant. Some exercises are taking place near the Suwałki Gap, a narrow corridor between Poland and Lithuania considered strategically critical by NATO. Of particular note are the Hoża training ground, situated on the Lithuanian border, and the Brzeski and Różański ranges,…
A helicopter crashed into a parking lot in Los Angeles on Tuesday, killing at least three people, US officials said. A fourth person was taken to hospital in unclear condition. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it was still working to determine how many of the victims had been on board the aircraft. At least one person killed was on the ground outside, spokesperson Captain Branden Silverman told reporters. “We’re trying to determine how many patients were inside the helicopter,” Silverman said. The helicopter came down into a parking lot serving a large single-storey building, striking or landing near several…
Citizens pay taxes, and tax revenues make up a significant share of public revenues across Europe. They are crucial for governments to fund public services such as education, healthcare and social protection. But where does public spending actually go across Europe? What do governments spend money on? And how is government spending allocated? In 2024, tax revenues accounted for 40.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the EU, according to Eurostat. General government total expenditure exceeded this rate in the EU, reaching 49.6% of GDP in that year. Two in five euros go to social protection As government spending as…
Published on 16/09/2026 – 5:55 GMT+2 The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has opened in Barcelona the new Quantum Nanofabrication Area of the Clean Room at the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM), regarded as the largest research infrastructure of its kind in Spain. The new facility will make it possible to manufacture and analyse devices and circuits at the nanometre scale for the development of quantum technologies and advanced microelectronics. The facility, which has required an investment of more than six million euros, is funded through the PERTE Chip and the Complementary Plan for Quantum Communications, with support from…